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  1. old man emu
    Yes, BrendAn, I was. I'm sure that if you had seen the report on the news you might be inclined to agree with my opinion of him. You'll notice that virtually nothing was said of the instructor, John Taru who was the one with serious injury. Of course the report also uses all the cliches, but at least they didn't call it a Cessna.
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    Got an email from CASA today. "Your 9TX application has been received, it is currently with an assessor and is in the queue to be processed." I wonder how many licence applications they receive per week. They all seem to be overloaded.
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    I'm more concerned about John Taru, the instructor from Dave's Flying School. Sounds like he got hurt bad. And that would have been one of John's early model Jabs. Saw the student interviewed on TV. Young bloke with too much money. He'd already bought himself a plane before learning to fly. If he ever gets his licence I can see him joining the fatal statistics through showing off. That's the way he came across to me. After lunch on the 30th, the wind was calm to light and variable. They would have taken off to the north and I reckon came down within the circled area.
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    Which Act and how was it possibly contravened? All I've seen in this thread are vague statements that this bloke may or may not have done something and that the powers that be have given him the bum's rush. I'd like someone to have a go at posting some details, or is it case that if I was told, I'd have to be shot?
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    I got my UPPL with George in the mid-70s. They say that a DC-3 will take off with as much weight as you can get into it and shut the doors. The same applied to a C-150 with George and me in it.
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    IT'S ON!!! CAA has said, "OK". All we need now it entrants It has been a hard slog over many long months getting permissions, doing the preparatory paperwork for CASA, and getting sponsorship to put on this event. The next step it to determine whether all the work has been worth it. Do we go ahead, or call the whole thing off? That decision rests on the response from the people for whom the event was created - recreational pilots who want something more to do than putter around their aerodrome's training area. Right now we need to get expressions of interest from potential entrants. That interest can be heightened by obtaining the information pack, which explains how to get into Tooraweenah, and the rules for the competition. So, please, email the Organizer at the address on the poster to get that pack.
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    Does anyone know how long CASA takes to swap an old licence to a Part 61 licence? I notice that they have whipped the fee from my bank account. Alo, after you submit the report of your medical, does CASA end you back something to carry while you are flying?
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    Although I don't have the records at hand to back up my opinion, I don't think that BAT would have operated ANK, especially since it was operated by ANA which was a competitor. In 1948 BAT had three DC-3s working hard mostly west of the Divide. I'm not sure when they introduced the Northern Rivers service.
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    Times change, but nothing else seems to. Just had a look at the March 1959 issue. There's an article on bogus parts (lack of traceability) and a warning to make sure that if your seat is moveable, make sure that checking that it is locked in position is part of your "Hatches and harnesses secure" procedure. Apart from the tip 'n' tricks given in these publications, they are a great source for historical research. There are two crashes involving Butler Air Transport aircraft that so far I only have detail from newspaper reports. I hope I can find stuff about them in the Crash Comics.
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    That's there in response to the Americans' love of litigation. The producer of the handbook has obtained the data from the original specification sheets issued by the US Military in WWII to standardize hardware across industry. By World War II (1939–1945), virtually all national militaries and trans-national alliances of the same (Allied Forces, Axis powers) were busy standardizing and cataloguing. The U.S. AN- cataloguing system (Army-Navy) and the British Defence Standards (DEF-STAN) provide examples. For example, due to differences in dimensional tolerances, in World War II American screws, bolts, and nuts did not fit British equipment properly and were not fully interchangeable. National Aerospace Standards since 1941, have served as the foundation for aircraft, spacecraft, watercraft, ground vehicles, machinery, and electronics NAS parts are most well-known for state-of-the-art, high-strength, precision fasteners, electrical connectors, splices and terminations, rod end bearings, and many other types of hardware and components. Most parts are available as 3D CAD models. MS- Military standard started around the 1950s and for the most part replaced the AN hardware series. Quick explanation: https://www.flywithspa.com/docs/pbm/toc453317738.html
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    Here's the correct gen on bolt dimensions:
  12. old man emu
    Careful! It' a crumbling Star Gate!
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    I will - if you post the flyer. Please send an email to the address on the flyer, ([email protected] ) and I will return email you the Information package which contains the means to enter. What I intend to do is add the email addresses of people who request an information package and enter to a special contacts list In the unfortunate event that the weather looks like cruelling the event on the proposed day, I can send a message a day or so before to everyone who has entered to stay at home.
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    It's finally arrived!!!! Found in my email inbox - INSTRUMENT NUMBER CASA.AIRD.0095 - Approval - Air Display - Tooraweenah Aerodrome (YTWN) NSW - 20 May 2023 That means that this: is on! Would you help to pass the word around by printing a copy the attached *.pdf file and displaying it where wing nuts gather? Final comp-flyer.pdf
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    Sounds like it's a suck it 'n' see proposition.
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    So when you see videos of ground crew pulling through the prop of a big radial engined WWII fighter, are they priming or clearing a possible oil pooling problem? Why do you have to burp Rotax's?
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    Three mates had a hard time finishing the 19th. By the time they did the club had an albatross - 3 under par.
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    True. Repetition kills the wit. Let's make jokes about Rans.
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    C'mon you guys! You know me well enough to know what the Jab jab was. A bit of urine removal.
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    Where are you starting from? Don't forget to plan to get to Tooraweenah on 20 May.
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    Aren't Rotax engines used in things like jet skis and those three-wheeler bikes with two wheels at the front? Maybe you could source the nuts from a motorcycle shop.
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    A Jab wouldn't break up like that.
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    Gee, I'd like to contact him and see if he can drop in on The Event in May
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    I think that creating a database of equivalent parts is a great idea if you own something that is a bit rare. I have a 2005 manufactured car, which is still in good nick at 185,000 kms. However, I find it difficult to source consumables like brake pads, and may be even brake discs. This morning I have to go into town and get my mechanic to whip off a front wheel to pull a brake pad so it can be measured. There are two sizes (lengths) listed for my car and it's useless to order them from my supplier in Sydney without knowing which size is correct.
  25. old man emu
    Now, now! Just put the tools down and go outside for a breather. Patience is a virtue, and you like to be virtuous, don't you?
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